TribLive HSSN state football rankings for week of Sept. 2, 2018

By: HSSN Staff
Sunday, September 2, 2018 | 3:57 PM

Whether you are a fan of your local district team or you like to know what’s going on in high school football around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this fall.

We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow up with our PIAA state rankings every Monday during the high school football season.

There was another change at the top after Week 1, this time in Class 4A as Thomas Jefferson jumped from No. 5 to No. 1 after Imhotep Charter, Berks Catholic and Bethlehem Catholic all lost this weekend.

Archbishop Wood had the weekend off, so defending WPIAL champ and PIAA runner-up Gateway jumped over the idle Vikings to the No. 2 spot in Class 5A.

In a head-to-head matchup of ranked District 10 teams last week, Class A top-ranked Farrell beat Class 2A No. 2 Wilmington.

In Week 2, there are a pair of head-to-head games when Class 4A No. 4 Bishop McDevitt visits 3A No. 2 Middletown in District 3, and No. 2 Jeannette hosts No. 4 Imani Christian in Class A in a WPIAL Eastern Conference showdown.

Here is the PIAA Top 5 in each of the six classifications prior to Week 2. Their ranking from last week is the number in parenthesis after their record.

Class 6A

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (0-0) (1): After lightning forced postponement of Friday game against St. Francis Academy (Md.), the Hawks again try to open their season Saturday at St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.).

2. Coatesville (2-0) (2): The Red Raiders beat Middletown South, 62-14. On Friday, they host Cumberland Valley.

3. Pine-Richland (1-1) (3): The defending PIAA champion Rams beat Hempfield, 49-0. On Friday, they visit Moon.

4. State College (2-0) (4): The Little Lions beat St. Augustine Prep (N.J.), 19-7. On Friday, they visit Hollidaysburg.

5. Parkland (2-0) (5): The Trojans beat Allentown Central Catholic, 52-0. On Friday, they visit Bethlehem Freedom.

Out: None

Class 5A

1. Manheim Central (2-0) (1): The Barons beat Landisville Hempfield, 28-7. On Friday, they host Warwick.

2. Gateway (2-0) (3): The Gators beat Penn-Trafford, 27-7. On Friday, they visit Plum.

3. Archbishop Wood (0-1) (2): The defending PIAA champion Vikings were off last week. On Saturday, they visit Bergen Catholic (N.J.).

4. Springfield-Delco (2-0) (4): The Cougars beat Upper Darby, 19-16. On Friday, they visit Ridley.

5. Penn Hills (2-0) (5): The Indians beat Latrobe, 50-13. On Friday, they host Fox Chapel.

Out: None

Class 4A

1. Thomas Jefferson (1-0) (5): The Jaguars beat Ringgold, 62-0. On Friday, they visit Belle Vernon in a game you can watch on Trib HSSN.

2. Cathedral Prep (1-1) (2): The defending PIAA champion Ramblers beat St. Joseph (Canada), 55-7. On Friday, they visit St. Edward (Ohio).

3. Imhotep Charter (1-1) (1): The Panthers lost to Dematha (Md.), 27-8. On Saturday, they visit St. Joseph Regional (N.J.).

4. Bishop McDevitt (2-0) (NR): The Crusaders beat Gettysburg, 48-35. On Friday, they visit Middletown.

5. Berks Catholic (1-1) (3): The Saints lost to Central Dauphin, 7-0. On Friday, they host McDonogh (Md.).

Out: Bethlehem Catholic

Class 3A

1. Aliquippa (2-0) (1): The Quips beat Waynesburg, 55-0. On Friday, they host Quaker Valley in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN.

2. Middletown (2-0) (2): The Blue Raiders beat Northern York, 29-6. On Friday, they host Bishop McDevitt.

3. Scranton Prep (2-0) (3): The Cavaliers beat Scranton, 29-0. On Friday, they host Valley View.

4. Sharon (1-1) (4): The Tigers beat Hickory, 27-24. On Friday, they visit Fairview.

5. Conwell-Egan Catholic (2-0) (5): The Eagles beat Salem, 22-0. On Saturday, they visit William Penn Charter.

Out: None

Class 2A

1. Southern Columbia (1-0) (1): The defending PIAA champion Tigers beat Mount Carmel, 41-7. On Friday, they host Selinsgrove.

2. Ligonier Valley (2-0) (4): The Rams beat Penns Manor, 48-8. On Friday, they visit United.

3. Riverside (1-0) (5): The Panthers beat Neshannock, 45-14. On Friday, they visit Freedom in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN.

4. Wilmington (1-1) (2): The Greyhounds lost to Farrell, 31-19. On Friday, they host Northwestern.

5. Steel Valley (1-0) (NR): The Ironmen beat East Allegheny, 41-12. On Friday, they visit Avonworth in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN.

Out: Washington

Class A

1. Farrell (2-0) (1): The Steelers beat Wilmington, 31-19. On Friday, they visit Union City.

2. Jeannette (2-0) (2): The defending PIAA champion Jayhawks beat Leechburg, 38-0. On Friday, they host Imani Christian in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN.

3. Williams Valley (2-0) (4): The Vikings beat Newport, 40-21. On Friday, they host Tri-Valley.

4. Imani Christian (2-0) (NR): The Saints beat Springdale, 38-0. On Friday, they visit Jeannette in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN.

5. South Williamsport (2-0) (NR): The Mountaineers beat Wyalusing Valley, 55-6. On Friday, they visit Hughesville.

Out: Old Forge, Bishop Guilfoyle

Don Rebel is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Don at drebel@tribweb.com or via Twitter @TheDonRebel.